Jeanne Moreau
Actor
Biography
Jeanne Moreau (23 January 1928 – 31 July 2017) was a French actress, singer, screenwriter, and director.
She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française. She began playing small roles in films in 1949 and eventually achieved prominence as the star of Lift to the Scaffold (UK)/Elevator to the Gallows (USA) (1958), directed by Louis Malle, and Jules et Jim (1962), directed by François Truffaut. Most prolific during the 1960s, Moreau continued to appear in films until her death in 2017, at the age of 89.
Moreau was the recipient of a César Award for Best Actress, a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress and a Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award for individual performances, and several lifetime awards.
As Director
Filmography
Love Actually
as Taxi Passenger at Marseille Airport (uncredited) 2003
The 400 Blows
as Woman with Dog 1959
Nikita
as Armande 1990
EverAfter
as Grande Dame 1998
Jules and Jim
as Catherine 1962
The Lover
as Narrator (voice) 1992
La Notte
as Lidia 1961
Elevator to the Gallows
as Florence Carala 1958
The Trial
as Marika Burstner 1962
Going Places
as Jeanne Pirolle 1974
A Woman Is a Woman
as Self (uncredited) 1961
The Train
as Christine 1964
The Bride Wore Black
as Julie Kohler 1968
Mr. Klein
as Florence 1976
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
as Josy 1954
The Fire Within
as Eva 1963
Chimes at Midnight
as Doll Tearsheet 1965